No. Never have been, never will be no matter how much time you invest in them.

Are they ever really at full price though? I bought Guild wars 2 for 48 the other day and Fall of Cybertron for 50 when they both should be retailing for 60. Way I personally see it is we're paying for early access as most of these games drop price by up to 50% after several months.

If you are willing to pay the price they ask for it then of course they are worth it.

It's up to anyone of us to decide if they are worth it or not, in the same way that for some poeple paying more than 100 € for a concert is ok while others find it a non-sense.

Personally I'd buy a Super Mario game for 60 €, but I wouldn't pay anything for Angry Birds.

i usualy buy games that are one year old and try to go for the GOTY/complete editions for that extra content for less cash... i don't need to play the latest game to enjoy gaming, only need to play relatively recent and good games... patience is a virtue.

Of course not. Back in the day in they were. I played games like Streeets of Rage, Megaman, Mario 3/World, Sonics, Final Fantasies ext .. for years, not a couple of days, not month .. Years. games back then shoulda been 60. They deserve it.

I beat Chrono Trigger & FF4 so many times it ridiculous

To go completely off-topic, Angry Birds is a wonderful success story. But it (a) is too often interpreted as the norm rather than an outlier and (b) on the verge of becoming over-exposed and passe' in my opinion (at least).

Mike from Morgantown

For a lot of games $60 is probably too much. I say this because developers and publishers are finding many new ways to make money out of us with micro-transactions, over-priced DLC and having to pay for an online pass if you buy second hand.

They could charge less up front but continue to support a game with appropriately priced DLC plus cheap in-game items and keep revenue streams going for much longer. A cheaper Day1 price would also likely lead to more people purchasing the game early meaning you can hook players in earlier and potentially, for longer.

I can confirm this. I've payed around US$600 for mine. Today, it still costs US$ 450~US$500. And new games are US$ 100. I would like if it was cheaper, but I believe they're worth the money, specially when you can buy it for US$ 60 in the USA.

AAA games are complex to make, and nextgen will make it more expensive.

the 60 dollar price tag is somehow in an odd way a personal preference whether that someone is willing to pay that price or not for specific games. It becomes an issue of "is this specific game worth 60$ for me or not"

Most games in the UK are around 40 quid. They are worth it in my opinion. You get hours of enjoyment for your money and you can keep enjoying it for years to come.

I would say no but I hear about devs going under all the time so I can only imagine if prices were reasonable.